This was actually a pretty even handed article compared to others I've seen on this topic.
It's fascinating because it sheds light on internal work Facebook is doing; work that, if they were more transparent, might have actually helped their public image.
Personally, if we're going to look at regulating big tech, the first thing I'd like to see done is plain and simple transparency. Just give researchers and policy experts access to aggregate, anonymized data, as well as visibility into policy decisions so we can understand how these massively influential companies operate.
If they're truly working to do better, as Zuck claims, then I can't see why that would be a problem. And given their enormous power, we as individuals have the right to understand how they work.
It's fascinating because it sheds light on internal work Facebook is doing; work that, if they were more transparent, might have actually helped their public image.
Personally, if we're going to look at regulating big tech, the first thing I'd like to see done is plain and simple transparency. Just give researchers and policy experts access to aggregate, anonymized data, as well as visibility into policy decisions so we can understand how these massively influential companies operate.
If they're truly working to do better, as Zuck claims, then I can't see why that would be a problem. And given their enormous power, we as individuals have the right to understand how they work.